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TELEGRAPHIC BREyITIES.

guard was Yesterday set over the vault in
which Mr. Beechers remains are deposited.
The Canadian government has decided to send
an exploring expedition to Hudson hav this year,
to report on the question of its navigability.
Ed Langston, q railroad man from Topeka,
Kan. was fatally stabbed, late last night, in a
quarrel with man namen Mcpherson, in a sa-
loon at Ninth and Delaware streets, Kansas
City. Mo-
William Paxton, of Lancaster connty. Sonth
Carolina a veteran OF the Mexican war, despair
ing of receiving pension. committed suicide
yesterday, by hanging himself to a tree near his
house.
dispatch from Orleans. Mass. states that q
tug rescued two of the men who were seen
cingins TO the foretopmast and bowsnrit Of the
schooner j. FL. Eells ashore off Nausett, or
Tuesday The rest of the crew were drowned
James Rice. an employe of the Chicago Lum
Der Company, was shot and mortaliy wounded
at Lickwood's camp, near Munising, Mich, yes
terday, by Maurice Kelley. who took TO the
woods, followed by a posse of men. Cause
whisky
DIR. B. f. Briggs and Mr.. George A. Hettrich
were arrested in Brooklyn, last night, charged
with causing and peing accessory to the death
by NAL practice, of Miss Fanny Briggs aged
nineteen. who was employed AS clerk in Het.
tricks dry goods store. The coroners jury held
| them responsible for the girls death
A. c. Purdv, locomotive engineer. wa
killed at Nortonville Ky. yesterday. Purd,
was employed on the Southeastern road, ant
| was at work at the time of his death He hae
| dismounted from his engine and walked dowr
| the track for some purpose, and then motionet
| by him Purdy mounted the step to enter tn,
| cab. but his foot slipped and he thrown
under the drivers His body WAS horribly man
/ gled, and death was almost instantaneous
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grain and agricultural implements consumed.
Loss. 5000; insured in the North American for

grain and agricultural implements consumed.
Loss, 5000; insured in the North American for
5000
William o. McLeland has been appointed agent
for the Adams Express Company at Madison
Thomas Very being transferred to North Yer
non.
Mrs James Wilkinson. of New Market, Mont
gomery county, died last Sunday. at the age of
seventy seven years. She was among the early
settlers of that county.
Charles and Simeon Barker. brothers, aged
about eleven and thirteen years. were placed in
Jail at Greensburg, Tuesday night, charged with
breaking into several farm houses west OF that
town and appropriating such small articles as
they wanted.
Amos c. Hollowell, of Cambridge City. aged
sixty-eight years. died on Tuesday night from a
sudden attack of pneumonia Mr.. Hollowell
was one of Cambridee's oldest citizens having
heen engaged in the stove and tin ware business
for over thirty years.
The FIT Wayne census takers have completed
their work, and their statement shows the popu-
stiou of that city to be 81 800, slight increase
since 1880. The census was taken to satisfy
Boston holders OF city bonds that the citys popu-
lation exceeded thirty thousand.
Isaac Martin who has resided in Montgomery
county for fifty years, died on Monday at his
home in Charlottesville. He was born near
Gettysburg, Pa, June 25, 1909 In 1911 his
parents removed to Hamilton county, Ohio, and
1881, and purchased the farm where he has re-
sided ever since.
On Sunday afternoon in Carroll county, Gill
bert Patty took Miss Della Coppick from church
and drove at breakneck pace TO parsons house
in an adjoining township for the purpose of get
ting married. Della's father pursued the pair on
horseback, overlook the buggy, secured his
daughter and, placing her on the horse behind
him. started homeward.
The Paramount Mining Company, with CAPT
tai stock Of $50 600. has been organized at that
place, and Dr. A Henley elected PRESIDENT G..
r. Small, treasurer, and Thomas J. Nixon. Sec
rotary. The purpose of the company is to bore
for oil, gas and coal. and contract was awarded
yesterday to Messrs. Lilard g. Bryan. who will
commence the work OF drilling Immediately.
The Westfeld Gas and improvement Com
pany has entered into contract with the In
dianapolis Natural gas Company, whereby the
| latter company agrees to begin drilling for gas
in the immediate vicinity of Westfeld within
fifteen days, and to pipe the town and furnish
gas for both light and fuel, and. If gas is found
to have pipes laid. all within six months. The
company have over 1000 acres of land leased on
which to operate.
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Losses by Fire.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, March 16-The distillery Of
John G. Roach, at Uniontown. Ky, was de-
stroyed by fra yesterday evening. entailing q
loss of $4,000 There is only $4,000 insurance.
CHARLESTON, S. c., March l6 Half Of the
business part Of Blackvilla and some dwellings,
were burned to-day. Loss nearly $l0O. 900; the
the loss.
CANAJoHARIE, N, T., March l6-The Reed
Manufacturing Company's factory was totally
IS $50, 1000; partially insured. The FIRE ia a blow
to the industries Of the village.
NORWICH, Conn, March 16 St Patricks
Catholic Church was damaged to the extent OF
$1o0 900 by fire to-day. The building cost $780,
000 and is insured for s52 eOO The fire. wifich
was caused by careless altar hoy dropping
coal from a censor. was stubborn one and it
required two hours hard work by the fremen TO
fully extinguish it.
ALBANY, N, Y, March 16--At 1906 o'clock
this morning FIRE broke ONT in the four.story
brick building owned by H. r. Wright corner
Of Broadway and Hamilton street, occupied by
him as general produce, boot and shoe store.
and Others. The fire spread 40 rapidly that two
men in the building were nearly suifoeatad.
The estimated loss is $40, 600.
MILWAUKEE. March ia special to ii q
Evening Wisconsin from Muskegon Mich, says
fire destroyed A. n. Kings furniture store ard
FIVE adjoining buildings at o'clock this morn.
lag Loss. $4,000; insurance, $4,000. The fire
is supposed to be the result of probotory activ-
ity, George f. Torshe, AID OF st 4cas
buildings, being unusually aggressive III the
cause
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THE ANARCHIST CASES.
Points from the Brief To Be Presented to the
Supreme Court by Prosecutor Grinneil.

CHICAGO, March 16-State's Attorney Grin
nell went to Ottawa, tonight. to file with the
State Supreme Court his brief in the Anarchist
cases. The document consists of two Volumes
one on the facts, the other the law. The first
volume contains 342 octave pages, the second
205. Solomon and Zeisler. of counsel for the de-
PENDANTS. accompanied Mr.. Grinpen to Ottawa,
where the arguments in the case will be opened
tomorrow. Mr.. Grinnell closes his recital OF the
facts with the following reference to the policy
of Mayor Harrison IN permitting incendiary ut.
terances at the Anarchis, meetings on the lake
front and elsewhere:
eff during the years preceding the Hay
market omb-throwiDg, the meetings at which
sedltion and assassination were openly advO-
Gated had been dispersed. the massacre at the
Haymarket never would have occurred No
better illustration Of the effects of fearless en-
forcement of the law is seen than in the fact
that soon as Johann Most had suffered the pen
atty imposed upon him by the English law fog
his incendiary utterances, he left the soil OF
England and planted himself upon the soil os
America and that the officers of the law, who
because OF his teachings, became martyrs for the
law, instead of being officers OF the kingdom Of
Great Britain, were officers Of the State of ll!i-
noisr
In his brief on the law, Mr. Grinnel1 starts
| with the general proposition that the death of
officer began twas murder. resulting from
conspiracy to which all of the plaintiffs in error
we're parties; that its general object and design
was the overthrow of the existing social order
and of the constituted authorities of the
law by force.p This definition Of the con-
| spiracy is the Keynote to the entire
brief. To it Mr. Grinne frequently
| refers, and upon its elaboration mainly depends
| the thread of his argument aud his refutaton OF
the points raised by the attorneys for the Anar-
chists The relevancy of Mnst's book and the
quantities OF explosives and flags is contended for
| as showing the existence of conspiracy The
selection of the jury is gone into in detail
of each talesman called being treated separately.
| Unlike the briefs submitted on behalf Of the An
archists, Mr.. Grinnell closes without a perora-
| ton. simply stating that he believes s'the evf.
| dence justifes the verdict, the record shows no
material error. and the judgment should be af-
| frmed.4
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Brief Mention.

Dennis O'Connell, young man living at War
renville, hanged himself on Tuesday night He
had but lately been liberated from An insane
asylum, and, it is supposed. was laboring under
a fit of insanity when he committed the deed.
Capt. Hiram Blackstone, an old and wealthy
farmer residing near Snelbyville, met with a
serious accident by the running away of his
team. Several bones were broken, and other in
juries inflicted, rendering recovery doubtful.
public meeting of the Prohibitionists of De-
catur was held at the courthouse, Tuesday
night, when a local executive committee was
reorganized 1t was determined to place a
straight no-licerse ticket in the field from May
or down to aldermen. A convention will be
called for that purpose. f. McNabb and w. c.
Outten prominently spoken of for Mayor.
In 1885, A. Wait, Prohibtionist, polled nearly
40 votes for Mayor, but the Republican nomi
nee got more votes than the Democrats and Pro
hibitionists combined.
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ILLINOIS.
The House of Representatives Refuses to Sub
init Prohibition to a Popular Vote.


The House of Representatives Refuses to Sub
init Prohibition to Popular Vote.
SPRINGFIELD, March l6.--The galleries Of the
House were crowded with spectators this morn
ing, to witness the action of the House upon the
resolution to submit prohibitory amendment
at the next general election.
Mr.. Lamont (Prohibitionisil called up the
special order and delivered ten-mnute speech
in favor of the resolution.
The previous question was moved and q di
vision called. The motion was lost by a vote of
SO nays to 80 yeas.
Mr. Crafts, of Cox county, offered an amend
ment providing for the payment by the State of
all damages of property destroyed or deprecated
by carrying out the provisions of the amend
ment. A motion was made to lay the amend
ment of Crafts on the table, and it was lost by a
vote of So nays to 81 yeas. substitute to the
original resolution was offered by MIR. Collins.
of Adams county. providing for a uniform
license of 81. 900. A division was called on the
motion to table the substitute. resulting in
vote of 90 yeas to 403nays Crafts amendment
was adopted by vote of 81 yeas to 80 nays.
The main question was then ordered. ard upon
a roll-call the proposed constitutional amend
ment was lost by vote of 70 nays to 65 yeas
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Business Embarrassments.

NEW YORK, March 16 The schedules in the
assignment of Marshall Lafferts & Co. show
liabilities of $l75, S95; contingent abilities $780,,
7O5; nominal assets 1925 $685. actual assets, $685.
257.
Boston, March 16-The Cooperative Print
ing and Publishing Company, No. 81 Beach
street. has failed. The liabilities are stated to
be $40, 683, with nominal assets of $4,000 The
creditors are offered 20 cents on the dollar
CINCINNATI, March 16 Geo. F. Belden Co.,
rubber dealers. assigned, to-day, to Baker &
HUMPHREYS They previously fled two chattel
mortgages their stock, ore. for $4,000, to
the Fidelity National Bank. of Cincinnati, and
the other to Josiah Belden, OF New York city.
for $15.575. Assets and liabilities are supposed
to be about equal and to reach $50. 600. Belden
& Co. succeeded the old firm of Bart 6 Hickox
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Resuming Freight Traffic.

YOUNGSTOWN o., March l6.-Freieht traffic
Is slowly but steadily being resumed on the New
York, Pennsylvania g. Ohio railroad by the
officials. who are putting on new men to fill the
places of the strikers. Three freight trains
arrived from Cleveland during the night and
started on the return trip, each having full
complement Of loaded cars. During the morn
ing train Of thirty loaded cars was taken out on
the Sharon branch to Shensngo, by Train master
Donaldson. Several men brought in from other
points to work in the Pennsylvania yards were
seen by the strikers and induced to leave. The
strikers are in session this morning. and every
thing is quiet.
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General Notes.


Special to the Indianapolis JooruaL
WAsHINGToN March l6-Bids for iron work
on the extension of the federal building at Fort
Wayne, were opened today. as follows: Dear
born foundry, Chicago, $3.50; Sueed & Co..
iron works, Louisville, Sc, $50; Haugh, Ketcham
& Co.. Insianapois. S., 226; Phoenix Iron Works,
Trenton. N. j., 1881 Clark, Rafin & Co., Chi
cago, s., 269.
The Department of State has just received a
copy of the will of the late Jose Seyilla who
died in Lima, Peru, recently. leaving $500, 900
to be applied to the establishment in New York
Of an institution for the education of poor fe-
male children.
The funeral of Lieutenant Powell, of the Sig
nal Corps. took place from his late residence to-
day. The interment was made in Glenwood
Cemetery. number of Signal Service men at
tended the funeral.
A number Of MISUNDERSTANDING men have
lately been making frequent visits to the money
vaults of the Treasury Department during the
hours allowed for public inspection. Such of
them as called to-day were notified that they
must not come again. and the officers IN charge
of tho vaults have been instructed to keep a
sharp lookout on visitors in the future.
TINS Treasury Department is informed of the
arrest at North Lewsburg, o., yesterday. OF
David NJ. Arahood and Mary Harding, for pass
ing counterfeit money.
The Comptroller of the Currency has author
ized the following national banks to commence
business: The Peoples Bank. of Lancaster, Pa.
5000. 900 capital: First National, OF Pratt, Kan.
$50. 600; First National, of Grass Valley, Cal.
$4,000
Ex.Second Assistant Postmaster general
Brady. CT Star-route fame, is soon to be married
to Mrs. Yates, a handsome widow, who is
clerk in the Sixth Auditors Office.
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LABOR MATTERS.
A Committee Of Engineers Hold Fruitless
Conference with Erie Officials

A Committee Of Engineers Hold a Fruitless
Conference with Erie Officials.
New YORK, March 16.-The deputatlon of en-
gineers representing the employees Of the Erie
road, sent on from Salamanca, met the COM
panys representatives in conference this morn
ing. First Vice president FELTON,, Superintend-
emit Thomas and Chief Engineer Sewen received
the men at the headquarters of the company in
this city. The men want reimbursement of the
rates of pay and the adjustment of the four
grades as at present existing The men claim
that a fourth grade engineer driving passenger
engine has just as much responsibility as first
grade engineer. and that grades should be abol-
ished. The company will not consent to this,
but is willing to meet the men 80 far as to con-
sent to reduction of the number of grades
from four to three, and to such further adjust
ment as the men may arrange between them
selves without adding to the total amount of the
payroll. With the object OF arranging the
details of a settlement satisfactory to both par
ties conference was held to-day. The men do
not threaten to strike, as they are paid good
rates as engineers any of tho trunk lines run
ming out of New York. The conference was
concluded this evening, but no arrangement was
made for equalization Of grades. The men will
not strike
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Caused by Rails Spreading.

ELMIRA. N. Y. March 16.-The south bound
passenger train the Elmirs, Cortland &
Northern railroad, consisting of an engine aud
three cars, was wrecked at 400 o'clock this
afternoon. two miles this side of Parks Station
The day coach and smoker contained forty
fifty passengers. The coach struck q telegraph
pole and vas thrown clear over. The smoker,
however. was turned upside down The stove
in the smoker set fire to the car and the clothes
of some of the passengers were somewhat
burned bnt all were rescued and the FIRE ex-
tpgnished. About fifteen persons we're more or
less injured. but none fatally. Tho baggage car
was stood on its forward end The accident was
caused by the rails spreading. The passengers
were brought by special train tonight to
Eimira
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the President looked nervously over toward q
group OF newspaper mea, and turned to speak to
gentle man who was waiting to shake hands.
The author and his wife passed on. When
they reached the big door leading to the CORR
dor the gentleman turned around and shouted
back to the President: Il hope you'll take time
to look into it, meaning the book
"Oh. yes; I'll do it," said the President. as he
grasped the Progressive Government by one
hand and the dainty fingers of a pretty young
lady visitor with the other. and the author passed
out supremacy happy.
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Engineer and Fireman Killed.

MARIETTA, O.. March 16-The engine and
tender of the east bound morning train on the
Marietta Columbus & Northern railroad went
through the Vincent trestle. twelve miles from
Marietta Lyle Vincent and Albert Boothhy,
engineer and fireman, were killed, and John
Mccoy and MILAN Stewart, conductor aud
brakeman. badly Scalded. Michael Early. PAS
seneer, mad his left leg mashed. The engine
had been shifting at the station, and was back
ing to hitch to train when il became derailed
and ran off the trestle, knocking it down.
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The Slave Purchased by plymouth church

NEW YORK March 16.-Mrs. Angelina Harris
who is now i'll at the New York Hospital, SAYS
that she was in Plymouth Church when Mr..
Beecher brought the slave girl on the platform,
twenty-seven years ago, and appealed to the
congregation to buy her freedom, which was at
once done. Mrs. Harris has known the freed
woman ever since. and says that she is still liv-
ing on a little place near Peekskill, which the
ladies of Plymouth Church bought for her. She
has made her living by raising fowls and making
butter, etc. She was beautiful girl of about
TIVE aty-two at the time che was emancipated.
and was as white as any lady in the church She
was sometimes called Sara Churchman, and
sometimes Sara Scheffer. after two of her for
mer owners
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Minor Notes.

A paturalgas company has been formed at
Waveland, Montgomery county, with capital
stock of $25, 900.
The City Council of Kokomo have ordered a
special election for April g. to consider the pro-
priety of building waterworks.
Two natural-gas wells are being put down by
different companies at Crawfordsvii.e. One
we'll is now about 600 feet deep
The barn on the farm of Charles Pritchert, sit
uated mile east of Knightstown. was de-
stroyed by FIRE On Tuesday night, and all his
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CHICAGO, March 16-At a meeting here, to-
day. thirty vinegar manufacturers, representing
nearly all sections of the country. arranged to
form pool to regulate products west Of the
Mississippi river. 1t was agreed to restrict man.
ufacture and not to increase the capacity of any
factory. The Eastern manufacturers agreed,
without making pool arran sements - stand by
the association
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Peculiar Trial a. LawrenceburE.

CINCINNATI, March ia singular trial is in
progress at Lawrenceburg, Ind. 1t is suit by
DR.. Marc Bond, of Aurora, Ind. to set aside the
marriage ceremony whereby he became the
husband. in April, 1886. Of Miss Jennie Hill,
also of Aurora, on the ground that he was forced
by threats of murder to marry her. Both par
ties belond to leading families in Aurora, and
the case is attracting much attention. A strong
array of legal gentlemen is engaged in the case,
among them being Congressman Holman. The
plaintiffs statement is that Miss Hill accused
him of seduction, and her father demanded that
he should marry her take the consequences.
which meant death. He chose marriage, but
never lived with his wife. The case will be IN
progress some time.
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cred full consciousness; Joseph Metcalfe is not
expected to live, was badly jammed in the bow
els; William Peters, Charles Morse, ]. Wason,
John Murphy and daughter Matte, all Of West
Roxbury.
Herman w. Young died at his home in Ros-
lyndale to day. His death brings the list of
deaths up to twenty-five.
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The Chinese Minister'S Diamonds.


WASHINGTON Special
Yen Hoon, Chinese minister, sat for some pho
tographs to-day. He was accompanied by his
interpreter and two or three lady friends who
were anxious to see the operation. His serv-
ants carried up to the photographers room two
or three trunks and several smaller cases, in
which were ten dozen changes of costume
The Minister was done" in each of these and IN
as many differens positions He wore a silk cap
IL the center of which was q large diamond,
about the size of hazel nut The cap fitted so
closely that the diamond looked like a huge star
set in his skull. From the cap aoated a long
peacock feather.
Around his neck was q necklace of three
chains, each of which about yard long,
composed of precious stones. every sixth of
which was a diamond. His interpreter, one Of
the party, said the aggregate value of the jewels
which adorned the person of the representative
OF the "Flowery Kingdom" was about million Of
dollars. The different costumes were composed
of the richest silks and satins. embroidered with
solid gold and trimmed with richest furs. Dir.
Chang Yen Hoon is said to be the richest man in
China.
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Dangerous Criminal Arrested.

Special to the Indianapolis journal.
KoKoMo, March 16.-Al B. Baldwin, noto-
rious young thief, and probably murderer. was
arrested ON the farm of John R. johnson, of
Erwin township, this county. yesterday, by
Sheriff Wright and Constable Burk upon tele-
gram received from Sheriff Ham, of Warren
county Mr.. Ham arrived in this city to-day
and took Baldwin to Wiiamsport Baldwin is
charged with stealing q large amount of money
from parties in Wiliamsport, and also with hav-
ing robbed harness store at that place. Bald
win is also suspected of having murdered a man
named Jumper, near Williamsport during the
early part of December.
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Old Man Seriously Burned.

Special to the indianapolis journal.
GREENsBURe, March 16.-William Fiscus,
eighty six years old, father of ex-Sheriff James
Fiscus. living three miles south of town. met
with an accident to-day that will probably prove
fatal While alone before an open fire, he rose
from a chair and in attempting to turn, in some
manner fell back into the fire. Before as
sistance arrived. his clothing was burned off, and
the flesh from his neck to his thighs almost lit
orally roasted.